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Still haven't felt movement--little vent

kjbarber86kjbarber86
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I'm 19 weeks and I still haven't felt any movement.  Nothing--not a "flutter," no butterflies, no feeling like it's gas.  I know it's really not a big deal--I read in What to Expect that sometimes women don't feel it until 26 weeks.  But I can't help being upset about it.  My husband made me mad yesterday so I went to bed and cried and then just ended up crying about how I can't feel the baby moving.  Everyone keeps asking me if I've felt it, I get on thebump and on my checklist it says feeling the baby's first kick.  :(  And I'm just bummed!  I know it'll come, and eventually it'll even get annoying to feel it all the time but right now all I want is to feel my baby!  Crying
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Re: Still haven't felt movement--little vent

  • august06momaugust06mom member
    I know how you feel. I didn't feel my first until I was 21 weeks -- it's so frustrating! Try to hang on a little longer. Have you had your big u/s?
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  • ctrickey03ctrickey03
    Have you asked your OB if you may have an anterior placenta? It's possible that if you haven't felt a flutter yet that it may be that. Then again, I didn't feel my first kick with my first child until 21 weeks. Every woman is different, that's for sure. Hopefully your LO will decide to give you a nice strong kick soon!!!
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  • katekirschnerkatekirschner member
    I just started feeling flutters last week at 19 wks ... And this is my second! It'll come soon enough! I know it's hard but try not to get discouraged.
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  • makmcgrawmakmcgraw member
    I have an anterior placenta, and at 22 weeks I'm just beginning to feel very small movements (I think).  Its useful to know that I have the anterior placenta, so I know not to worry about not feeling many movements, although it is still frustrating!  My ob told me the placenta will move up and I will eventually feel movements like normal!  Can't wait!
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  • MissMommyMacMissMommyMac member
    SmileI don't really feel any movement yet either and you're right it is upsetting! Especially when some women on here are claiming they feel their babies at 13-14 weeks and I'm here at 18 feeling nothing! I don't remember when I first started feeling my DD but I hope I start feeling this LO soon!
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  • Luma88Luma88 member

    imagemakmcgraw:
    I have an anterior placenta, and at 22 weeks I'm just beginning to feel very small movements (I think).  Its useful to know that I have the anterior placenta, so I know not to worry about not feeling many movements, although it is still frustrating!  My ob told me the placenta will move up and I will eventually feel movements like normal!  Can't wait!

     Wow!  I was never told this about placenta moving - makes sense.  I started to feel movements last week and this week they are STRONG, although most time I am in denial and chalk it up to gas.  

    That stupid bump checklist is annoying though, Feeling baby's first movements was on my list of things I was late in doing haha.

    It will happen soon, but I totally understand your frustrations. I have just wanted to feel baby for so long, and now that I think it is happening I am still not even 100% sure!!!!!



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  • kjbarber86kjbarber86
    I have my 20 week ultrasound next week.  I was thinking maybe I had an anterior placenta so i guess I'll know for sure then.  I can't stand having to wait though!  ugghhh
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  • heather_09_15_07heather_09_15_07 member
    I had an anterior placenta with DD and didn't feel her until about 21 weeks. I have it again, so I expect I won't feel anything for a long time. It doesn't bother me so much, but the people constantly asking about it gets annoying.
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  • nicolen0618nicolen0618 member

    I felt the exact same way as you.  I just found out yesterday that I have an anterior placenta, and I just felt LO for the first time on Christmas Day.  That put me at 21 weeks, 1 day when I felt her for the first time.  I was so impatient, and I just wanted to feel something! 

    I know how hard it is to hear, "just be patient, it will happen soon."  I kept hearing that and it made me want to punch someone.

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  • kdw6383kdw6383 member
    I feel the same way! Everyone keeps asking me, and I have to say "no, not yet" and then I get the "Oh, well you will any day now..."  So far all I've got from this baby is constant nausea! But tomorrow is our anatomy scan, so I'm just hoping that all is good!  Looking forward to seeing our little one, and feeling the first movements, whenever that may be!
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  • thediarywithinthediarywithin member

    Hang on Momma. I just started to feel my little girl two days before I was 21 weeks. I don't even have an anterior placenta. I never got the gas feeling or the flutters. What I have is that it feels like my stomach is twitching. Like when your eye twitches it's the same feeling I get where the baby should be. Also it's only when I am calm and it's quiet. I found out my little girl hates loud noises over Christmas because she gets as long as she can in my pelvic bone.

    Hang in there. When it comes...it comes. I feel her all the time now.

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  • heyleeheylee member
    Felt mine at just past 21 weeks and I have an anterior placenta.
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